Tupelo weather in August

In August, Tupelo sees average daytime highs of 90°F and overnight lows near 71°F, with 3.5 in of rain across 10.7 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 90°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Tupelo's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tupelo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
90°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
71°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3.5 in
10.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:20 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
54%
4th clearest
Wind
4 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Tupelo is city in, and the county seat of, Lee County, Mississippi, United States.

Density
268/km²
people per km²
Founded
1860

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 90°F through the month.

A typical August day in Tupelo reaches about 90°F in the afternoon and slips back to 71°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 83°F and 96°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 5°F warmer than September.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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29072
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49072
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How August really feels in Tupelo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Tupelo weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan52° / 35°5.19.60.5102.8
Feb56° / 38°5.110.70.610.73.8
Mar65° / 45°5.111.30.211.75.7
Apr73° / 53°4.99.8012.86.8
May81° / 62°4.810.9013.86.2
Jun88° / 70°3.911.6014.24.3
Jul90° / 73°4.113.1014.13.6
Aug90° / 71°3.510.7013.33.9
Sep85° / 65°3.67.3012.25.7
Oct74° / 53°4.07.3011.17.4
Nov63° / 43°4.09010.25.7
Dec54° / 37°5.410.40.29.83.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
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65347
75347
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95347
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Tupelo gets around 3.5 in of rain over 10.7 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 35% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
138
238
338
439
539
639
739
839
939
1039
1139
1238
1338
1438
1537
1636
1735
1834
1933
2032
2132
2231
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3128

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 82% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
102923597
202924596
302924596
402925586
502925586
603925576
703925576
814925556
914926537
1014926537
11141026527
12151026517
13151126507
14151126507
15151226497
16151227487
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18151428476
19151429465
20151529455
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24141732433
25141733433
26141733422
27241834412
28241835391
29241935381
30351936361
31352036351

Wind in August

Winds average 4 mph in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 mph on the calmest days to 5 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
14calm
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305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:09 AM to 5:31 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 6:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:096:53
213.75:106:52
313.75:116:51
413.65:116:50
513.65:126:49
613.65:136:48
713.65:136:47
813.55:146:46
913.55:156:45
1013.55:166:44
1113.45:166:43
1213.45:176:42
1313.45:186:41
1413.45:196:40
1513.35:196:39
1613.35:206:38
1713.35:216:36
1813.25:226:35
1913.25:226:34
2013.25:236:33
2113.15:246:32
2213.15:256:30
2313.15:256:29
2413.05:266:28
2513.05:276:26
2613.05:286:25
2712.95:286:24
2812.95:296:23
2912.95:306:21
3012.85:316:20
3112.85:316:18

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.24 kWh/m² to a high of 6.27 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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195.6Bright
205.6Bright
215.6Bright
225.6Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Tupelo?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tupelo. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Tupelo in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Tupelo sees daytime highs around 90°F and nights near 71°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tupelo in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tupelo peaks around July 11 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 11UV 10Dec 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Tupelo in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Tupelo is worst in July — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.3× the cleanest month (January, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1619 µg/m³Jan 106 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb8Good
Mar10Good
Apr10Good
May13Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tupelo?

Tupelo sits at 34.3°N, 88.7°W, 279 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Oxford, 47 mi away.

Topography around Tupelo

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Tupelo.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Tupelo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 187 ft around an average of 289 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 348 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 833 ft.

The land around Tupelo is covered by trees (42%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 2 miles, trees (58%) and grassland (21%) within 10 miles, and trees (79%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
187 ft
10 miles
348 ft
50 miles
833 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Oxford 47 mi · Columbus 55 mi · Starkville 56 mi · Florence 70 mi · East Florence 71 mi · Collierville 77 mi · Olive Branch 80 mi · Hernando 83 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Tupelo (34.2581°, -88.7046°, elevation 279 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).